Reuters Odd News Summary

Following is a summary of current odd news briefs.

The Kraken wakes: first images of giant squid filmed indeep ocean

TOKYO (Reuters) - A Japanese-led team of scientists hascaptured on film the world's first live images of a giantsquid, journeying to the depths of the ocean in search of themysterious creature thought to have inspired the myth of the"kraken", a tentacled monster. The images of the silvery,three-meter (10 feet) long cephalopod, looming out of thedarkness nearly 1 km below the surface, were taken last Julynear the Ogasawara islands, 1,000 km (620 miles) south ofTokyo.

Cameroon acquits two men sentenced for "looking gay"

YAOUNDE (Reuters) - A Cameroon appeal court on Mondayoverturned the convictions of two men found guilty ofhomosexuality and sentenced to five years in jail forcross-dressing and wearing make-up. Homosexuality is illegal inCameroon but recent incidents have highlighted growing tensionbetween a largely conservative society and a younger generationless concerned by the issue.

Man avoids jail time in $10 million caviar smuggling caper

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A man who evaded authorities for 23years on charges he unlawfully imported more than $10 millionworth of caviar into the United States was spared jail time athis sentencing on Monday. Instead, a judge in U.S. DistrictCourt in Manhattan imposed a punishment of time already servedon Isidoro "Mario" Garbarino, 69, who has been in custody sinceSeptember 10.

Bobcat attacks Massachusetts man in garage

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A Massachusetts manand his nephew were attacked by a bobcat that had slipped intothe man's garage before they captured and shot the 30-poundanimal. Roger Mundell Jr. said the bobcat hissed then leapedabout eight feet and pounced on him after he entered the garagein Brookfield, a town about an hour outside of Boston wherebobcats are occasionally spotted but rarely attack people.

Welcome to Macca's as McDonald's goes Aussie

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Looking for a McDonald's in Australiathis month? You may bump into a "Macca's" instead. Theinternational fast food giant will temporarily change signs atselected stores across the country to "Macca's," theaffectionate Australian nickname for the chain, in celebrationof Australia Day, which falls on January 26 - a move that isits first such globally.